rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
myself; yourself; I; me; you
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
large junk, with capacity for 1,000 koku of rice
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
(how) many times; (how) often
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post