to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
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)
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be silent; to say nothing
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
time; hour; period; class
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
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 have a talk; to tell a story
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
adds force or indicates command
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
while; during; while; although; all; both