indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
warming up sake; warmed sake
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
that day; the very same day
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
and; thereupon; because of that
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
manager; steward; person next in rank to the chief retainer and in charge of general management and accounting in a samurai family (Edo period)
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)