close; intimate; on good terms
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
boy; son; baby boy; young man
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
how; in what way; by what means
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to stitch; to hem; to mend; to sew up; to darn
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to be surprised; to be astonished
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
settlement; solution; resolution
at least; at most; (even) just
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous