to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
time; hour; season; time of the year
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
neighbourhood; neighborhood
it is not (like that) either
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
room detached from main house
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
just one person; only one
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
like; similar to; as with; in the same way