middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to pick up; to find; to gather
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible