Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
ten; 10; ten years of age
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that