to be surprised; to be astonished
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
understood; I see; OK; present; here
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
set meal; special (of the day)
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
sorry; excuse me; thank you
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
suffix for familiar person
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
two persons; two people; pair; couple
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
next; following; subsequent; stage; station