diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
both (people); the two of them
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to recall; to remember; to recollect
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to grow up; to become an adult
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling