indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
sorry; excuse me; thank you
poêlé; poêler; butter roasting
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
to pass (of time); to elapse
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
story; tale; talk; discussion
chicken grunt (Parapristipoma trilineatum); threeline grunt
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
at work; in the midst of work; working
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
stand-up work; work performed standing
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on