to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
hey there; I say; see here
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
confections; sweets; candy; cake
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
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
how long; how much; to what extent
all; entire; whole; altogether
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person