nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
breath; breathing; tone; mood
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to say; to be called; to do
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
home area; home town; local
parody (of a song); new lyrics to an old melody; song parody
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
because of; owing to; due to
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
please (give me); please (do for me)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to quit one's job; to resign
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
surely; certainly; without doubt
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?