island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
pleasant feeling; good vibes
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
considerably; greatly; a lot
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
originally; by nature; from the start
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
alone; by oneself; on one's own
how; in what way; how about
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous