grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus); nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker; streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period); soba vendors who walk around at night
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
counter for wheels and flowers
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
since when; from when; how long
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss