talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
in that way; thus; so; so?
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol