heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
genuine article; real thing; real deal
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
meeting; rendezvous; romantic encounter; date
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
strength; power; proficiency; ability
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
you (plural); all of you; you all
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death