close associate; close aide; brains-truster
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
(police) detective; criminal matter
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
sorry; excuse me; thank you
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
name; given name; first name
the three main Shinto gods: Amaterasu Omikami, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto and Susano-o no Mikoto; three precious children
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by