to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be silent; to say nothing
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
suffix for familiar person
how; in what way; how about
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing