straight-laced person; stubborn person
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
story; tale; talk; discussion
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
preparation; arrangements
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.)
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent