misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
suffix for familiar person
father; dad; husband; you; he
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
potbellied sumo wrestler; wrestler with a big belly; goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae); monkfish; sea devil
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
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
difficult to ...; hard to ...
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings