what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
action of making something; -ification
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
meaning; significance; sense
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and