excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
the "ma" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ma, mi, mu, me, mo)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
knowing; (an) acquaintance
the "na" column of the Japanese syllabary table (na, ni, nu, ne, no)
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
trivia; snippet of knowledge
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
test period; exam period; examination time
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
conjugative suffix (i.e. "-iru" and "-eru" for ichidan verbs, "-i" for i-adjectives, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
form; shape; figure; visage
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
female proprietress (of a bar, etc.); mother; housewife; (female) pet owner; pet parent