hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
the other day; lately; recently
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
baby monkey; small monkey
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(one acting as a) foster parent
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
one more time; once more; once again
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on