second month of the lunar calendar
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
mask; disguise; guise; mask
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
suffix for familiar person
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
time; hour; period; class
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
honorific/polite/humble prefix
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then