song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
harvested grain; harvested rice ears
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
such; this sort of; like this
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
number one; first; best; most; game; round
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...