a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
than; from; out of; except; but; more
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
outcast; odd man out; pariah
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
no, not like that (but like this)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said