to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
after a long time; for the first time in a while
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
birthday party; birthday meet-up
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
(medical) doctor; physician
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture