head of family; head house; sōke; founder (of a style, etc.); originator
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
disciple; pupil; follower
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
honorific/polite/humble prefix
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
suffix for familiar person
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
how; in what way; how about
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
time; hour; period; class
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
counter for generations; epoch
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition