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)
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
how; in what way; how about
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
boarding house; school dormitory
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
letter; missive; note; mail
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)