rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
draw; tie; quits; even; square
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
bungler; greenhorn; low quality (of crops, fruits, etc.); poor produce; wasp larva (esp. of yellowjacket species Vespula flaviceps; used as food); bee larva
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
lowly people (Edo period); eta
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for
classification of Japanese words by their origin as Japanese, Chinese or Western
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
what kind of; what sort of; what
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
seeing someone off and later welcoming them back; taking someone to and fro
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged