pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
honorific/polite/humble prefix
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
single word; a few words; brief comment
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to add (to); to add on; to append
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
the seven spring flowers; the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)