that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be surprised; to be astonished
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
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.
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in that manner; like that
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
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
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late