this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
honorific/polite/humble prefix
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
beginning; outset; first; onset
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already