dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
member (of a group led by a kumigashira); member (of a fire brigade); muntin; mullion; member
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
adds force or indicates command
to be silent; to say nothing
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
scale; scope; plan; structure
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
sneaking a bite; snitching food
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
common gull (Larus canus); mew gull; gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)