this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
now; the present time; just now; another; more
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
and yet; though; when; in spite of
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
suffix for familiar person
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
the other day; lately; recently
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
three wheeled vehicle (tricycle, motorcycle, etc.); three wheeler
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
in that way; thus; so; so?
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others