so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
in that way; thus; so; so?
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
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 direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
suffix for familiar person
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
time; hour; season; time of the year
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
welcome!; nice to see you!
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
third day of the month; three days
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during