by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
honorific/polite/humble prefix
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
street stall; stand; booth
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
don't you think?; indicates question
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to sell off; to dispose of
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing