to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
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
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
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
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
historical play; period drama
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
(some) more; even more; longer; further
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
honorific/polite/humble prefix
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
now; the present time; just now; another; more