excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
suffix for familiar person
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without