fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
even though; despite; when
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow