is it?; isn't it?; be; is
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware; Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to able to enter the New Year (i.e. have work finished, debts paid, etc.)
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
battlefield; battleground
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to be nearing death; to be dying
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to live fast (and recklessly)