to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
grasp; catch; understanding
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
low dining table; tea table
suffix for familiar person
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
edge of the eaves; house frontage
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
place; situation; position; location
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
to apologize; to apologise