smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
seller of high-quality sake; (Meiji or Taisho era) brothel
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
elopement; running away with a lover
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by