direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
such ... as; or some such
way of speaking; intimation
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
single word; a few words; brief comment
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
again; once more; a second time
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
consequence; outcome; result; blame
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
together (with); at the same time; in a lump