what do you want?; can I help you?
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
several times; once or twice
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
correction; looking over; touching up
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
number of characters per line, page, etc.
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
tag; slip; label; sticker
carelessly; inattentively
verbal message; word (from someone)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
the same grade; same class
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
it is not (like that) either
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly