meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to pass (of time); to elapse
how; in what way; how about
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
tag (children's game); tig
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
then; well; so; well then
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
natto (fermented soybeans)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation