to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
electrically powered; electric
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
hello; good day; good afternoon
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
honorific/polite/humble prefix
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
no!; no no!; no, not at all