any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
please (give me); please (do for me)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
suffix for familiar person
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
don't you think?; indicates question
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh