to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
then; well; so; well then
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
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
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...