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
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
tenement house; row house
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
no!; no no!; no, not at all
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
older sister; elder sister
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
preparation; arrangements
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)