always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
preparation; arrangements
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
then; well; so; well then
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
menu; schedule; program; menu
to complain; to make a complaint
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
sickroom; hospital room; ward
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
street cleaner; garbage man
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky