loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
very much; exceedingly; extremely
woman; female; feminine gender
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
hello; good day; good afternoon
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to say; to be called; to do
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
please (give me); please (do for me)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
the same; the said; likewise
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
cesspool; sink; manure sink
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
boiled and half-dried bonito
Tokyo dialect; Tokyo accent
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
composition; setting (of music)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
househusband; stay-at-home dad
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till