no!; no no!; no, not at all
last night; yesterday evening
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to be needed; to be wanted
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
shopping; purchased goods
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip