ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
I see; that's right; indeed
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
Hiraga Gennai (1728?-1779)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
diving beetle; Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus)
by myself; in person; by oneself
then; well; so; well then
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
parts; accessories; components
to collect; to assemble; to gather
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
button (clothing); push-button; button
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is