elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
general merchant; Jack of all trades
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
fate; destiny; predestination
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!