that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
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
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
since when; from when; how long
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
since then; from that time; ever since
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...