sorry; excuse me; thank you
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
established practice; custom
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
job hunting; job searching
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...