why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
than; from; out of; except; but; more
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
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)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
boy; son; baby boy; young man
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
elasticity; resilience; flexibility; adaptability
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute