no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
nod; inclination of the head
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
heart; guts; nerve; central part
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to be silent; to say nothing
to accept; to receive; to agree
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry