to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to pick up; to find; to gather
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to become attached; to begin to love
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
suffix for familiar person
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
impossible; unlikely; improbable
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)