question; inquiry; enquiry
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
myself; yourself; I; me; you
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
government worker; public servant; civil servant
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
nine levels of Amitabha's Pure Land; Amitabha's Pure Land; nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
affidavit; deposition; testimony
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate