carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
no!; no no!; no, not at all
in that way; thus; so; so?
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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.
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
two persons; two people; pair; couple
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge