occupation; calling; livelihood
to subsist; to keep on living
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
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
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
greeting; a fine thing to say
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)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)