Sarukanigassen (folktale); The Monkey and the Crab
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
princess; daughter of a nobleman
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
should; must; -able; probably; likely
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to be boiled; to be cooked
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
how; in what way; how about
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
such; like that; in that way
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love