language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
again; once more; a second time
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to say; to tell; to state; to do
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
of course; certainly; naturally
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
knowing; (an) acquaintance
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
last night; yesterday evening
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see