proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
it's been a long time; long time no see
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
older sister and younger brother
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
I see; that's right; indeed
instant; moment; for an instant
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
heart; guts; nerve; central part
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus