that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
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
public telephone; pay phone
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to pick up; to find; to gather
un-; non-; negative prefix
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate