these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
un-; non-; negative prefix
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be found; to be discovered
in the meanwhile; during the time
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
though; notwithstanding; although
curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant
while; during; while; although; all; both
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
warp; curvature; curve; arch
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach