passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
that is to say; so that means
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
a short while ago; already
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
master; teacher; stable master
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt