to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
long thin brown "naoko" mushroom
to recall; to remember; to recollect
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
new release; putting (a new product) on sale; launch
free (of charge); gratuitous
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
how; in what way; how about; questionable
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)