decorating a metal surface with small dots resembling fish eggs; twill weave; basket weave
suffix for familiar person
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
catch (fishing); amount of fish caught; caught fish
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
with a friendly grin; smilingly
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
adds force or indicates command
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to take; to catch; to capture