thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
corridor; hallway; passageway
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
guard; sentinel; garrison
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
of course; certainly; naturally
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
just a minute; small quantity
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage