to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
resting place between inn towns (Edo period); town situated between two post towns
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
please (give me); please (do for me)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
should; must; -able; probably; likely
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
place for storing things; container; compartment; closet; pocket
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation