to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
set of three; three sets; three classes
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
letter; missive; note; mail
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
the other day; lately; recently
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
how; in what way; how about
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who