to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
by myself; in person; by oneself
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
audience (with someone of high standing)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
as (for); for; in the capacity of
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
consideration; taking into account
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
at least; at most; (even) just
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
why; how; for what reason
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa