hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
such; this sort of; like this
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
beyond this point; from now on; after this
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
understood; I see; OK; present; here
shōchū highball; cocktail of shōchū with tonic water
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
beef tongue (a specialty of Sendai); ox tongue