hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
clearing one's throat; cough
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
myself; yourself; I; me; you
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to rule; to govern; to administer
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on