is it?; isn't it?; be; is
wallet; billfold; purse; handbag
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
foreign ship (esp. of Spanish and Portuguese ships arriving from the south prior to the Edo period)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
Japan and the Philippines
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family