a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
counter for wheels and flowers
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
it is not (like that) either
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
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
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
river; stream; River; the ... river
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
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
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)