to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be surprised; to be astonished
like this; this sort; this way
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this occasion; at this time; now
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
announcement flier (e.g. sale at a shop); raffle ticket; lottery ticket; hikifuda (type of playing cards numbered 1-6, used by the bank in tehonbiki); kurifuda
in that way; thus; so; so?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point