indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
two persons; two people; pair; couple
(penalty of) imprisonment
to pass (of time); to elapse
in the meanwhile; during the time
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life