to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
bento; Japanese box lunch
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to come home in triumph; to return to one's hometown in glory
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
together; at the same time; same; identical
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
now; the present time; just now; another; more
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
adds force or indicates command
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
please (give me); please (do for me)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
other; another; over; more than; I; me