excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
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
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
cat hater; dislike of cats
in this way; thus; such; uh...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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.
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
curse; spell; malediction
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault