washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
recently; lately; these days
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
busy; having no (free) time
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
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.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
story; tale; talk; discussion
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
adds force or indicates command
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
suffix for familiar person
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone