construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
ten; 10; ten years of age
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
than; from; out of; except; but; more
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
stop it!; enough!; cut it out
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
how; in what way; how about
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
how; in what way; by what means
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
I see; that's right; indeed
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo