dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
time; hour; period; class
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
festival; feast; carnival
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
suffix for familiar person
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
together; at the same time; same; identical
present; gift; to give a present or gift
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
confections; sweets; candy; cake