mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
please; somehow or other; one way or another
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
first-rate; finest quality; the best
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to fall ill; to be taken ill
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
two persons; two people; pair; couple
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom