Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
heart; guts; nerve; central part
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
sorry; excuse me; thank you
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch