milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
why; how; for what reason
to say; to tell; to state; to do
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to