to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
why; how; for what reason
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
charming; fascinating; attractive
research; study; investigation
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
like this; this sort; this way
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
I see; that's right; indeed