yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
please (give me); please (do for me)
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
Ikenami Shoutarou (1923.1.25-1990.5.3)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang (variety of climbing fig)
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
wherein; therein; thereinto
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
ultimate; final; last; eventual
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?