of course; certainly; naturally
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
second house; second home
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
farming implement; small noh accessory
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
such ... as; or some such
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread