yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
Shōji era (1199.4.27-1201.2.13)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
finally; barely; only just; gradually
to laugh away; to laugh off
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to be conspicuous; to stand out
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
vegetables pickled in sake lees
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
Pacific needlefish (Strongylura anastomella)
to sit silently at a meeting
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
sitting in circle; round straw mat
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
whispering; murmuring; subdued
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
time; hour; season; time of the year
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
breathing of a sleeping person
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)