district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
adds force or indicates command
but; however; provided that
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
prohibition; inhibition; ban
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
in comparison to; rather than
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
two persons; two people; pair; couple
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
in that way; thus; so; so?
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why