to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
Swiss roll; jelly roll; roll cake
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
adds force or indicates command
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
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
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
and yet; though; when; in spite of
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
recently; lately; these days
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen