sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
evening meal; dinner; supper
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
older sister; lass; young lady
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
bento; Japanese box lunch
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
suffix for familiar person
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg