thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
honorific/polite/humble prefix
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to get between; to be caught in
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
three; three years of age
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to be needed; to be wanted
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
regret; repentance; remorse
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like