department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
how can (one) do something
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to talk; to chat; to chatter
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
name; given name; first name
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
myself; yourself; I; me; you
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
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
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise