how; in what way; by what means
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
gale; violent (strong) wind
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
please (give me); please (do for me)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
sorry; excuse me; thank you
what time; (lit.) which hour
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings