unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
such; like that; that sort of; very
meaning; significance; sense
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
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
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
man; male; masculine gender
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
president (of a society); chairman
honorific/polite/humble prefix
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
company; corporation; workplace
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern