endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
please; somehow or other; one way or another
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
myself; yourself; I; me; you
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
head; brains; intelligence
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
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.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn towards; to point
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour