somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he
suffix for familiar person
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
practice; practising; training; study
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
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
thank you for your continued patronage
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
hello; good day; good afternoon
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
adds force or indicates command
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument