dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to complain; to make a complaint
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
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 run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection