Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
dot; point; mark; gidayū musicians
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
look!; there!; here!; that is
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
puckered-up mouth; button of a mouth
sparsely; drop-by-drop; on par with; as good as; (vertical) iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
retort; back talk; backchat
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
sorry; excuse me; thank you
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly