to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
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 raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all