to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
and; thereupon; because of that
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
thousand years; very long period; forever
honorific/polite/humble prefix
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
feast for one's eyes; sight as pleasing as the New Year
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
samurai; warrior; military family
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
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 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)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question