origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
please (give me); please (do for me)
older sister; elder sister
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
use; utilization; utilisation; application
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
major cleanup; spring cleaning
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
considerably; fairly; quite
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
physical condition; state of health
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
New Year's Eve; end of the year
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
the passing year; the old year
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
second (unit of time); arc second
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable