yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
fifth day of the month; five days
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 be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
had better ...; had better not ...
adds force or indicates command
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey