geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
yesterday evening; last night
last night; yesterday evening
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
even if; even though; however; no matter how
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
honorific/polite/humble prefix
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
together; at the same time; same; identical
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night