may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
treating someone (to food or drink); dinner; wonderful food; (arch.) running about
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
encampment; official residence (of a magistrate or minor feudal lord); administrative headquarters (of a minor daimyo or shogunate deputy)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend