so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass; cat teaser (cat toy); kitty teaser
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
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)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
(some) more; even more; longer; further
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable