ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
headquarters; head office; main office
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
feeling; sense; impression
to recall; to remember; to recollect
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)