dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
older brother; elder brother
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to take; to catch; to capture
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
exemplar; model; example; pattern
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
debt collection; debt collector
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
act of mercy; helping another person
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
very young; little; childish; immature
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)