to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
had better ...; had better not ...
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
while; during; while; although; all; both
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
in that way; thus; so; so?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to lie down; to throw oneself down
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
beginning; outset; first; onset
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to entertain; to make welcome
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to choke; to have trouble breathing
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude