endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
at work; in the midst of work; working
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
older sister; lass; young lady
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
suffix for familiar person
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
I see; that's right; indeed
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp