to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
adds force or indicates command
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
turban shell (any mollusc of the family Turbinidae, esp. the horned turban, Turbo cornutus)
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
this occasion; at this time; now
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
farewell party; goodbye party; send-off party
participation; joining; entry; adherence
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
difficult to ...; hard to ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you