sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
festival; feast; carnival
suffix for familiar person
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
action committee; executive committee
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
honorific/polite/humble prefix
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
while; during; while; although; all; both
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the four inauspicious beasts from Chinese mythology
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
club activities; extracurricular activities
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!