how long; how much; to what extent
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
such; like that; that sort of; very
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to do together; to share; to participate in
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how; in what way; how about
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
two persons; two people; pair; couple
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love