to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
in that way; thus; so; so?
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
considerably; greatly; a lot
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
diss; dissing; disrespect
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters