-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
please (give me); please (do for me)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
one's house; one's home; one's family
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
time; hour; period; class
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?