to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
index finger; forefinger; second toe
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
war; battle; match; game; competition
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
number of persons; personnel
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)