idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
careless person; absentminded person; thoughtless person
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
fascinate; bewitch; enchant
fool; twit; idiot; bird-brain
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
another bank; other bank; absence from home; going out
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth; clown; ugly mug; ugly guy
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
fruit grown near the tip of the vine (hence stunted and unripe); weak-looking fellow; pale-faced man; pasty-faced man
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey