sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
confections; sweets; candy; cake
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")