story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
suffix for familiar person
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
armor and helmet (armour)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
Hiraga Gennai (1728?-1779)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!