why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
moving in (to a house, apartment, etc.); taking up residence
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
Sumida River (in Tokyo); Sumidagawa
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
is that so?; I see; right; oh
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
one more time; once more; once again
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth