to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
near; close; beside; third person
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
to have a talk; to tell a story
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
covered in mud; mud-caked
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
newspaper stand; newspaper seller; paper carrier; newspaper reporter
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
third day of the month; three days
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
meal ticket; meal voucher
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
ago; since; before; previous
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley