recently; lately; these days
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
suffix for familiar person
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to pass (of time); to elapse
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?