expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
Japanese jack mackerel; Japanese horse mackerel (Trachurus japonicus)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
mound; heap; burial mound; tomb; standing stone; stone signpost
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to repeat; to do over again
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
China; Han dynasty (of China; 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
Muromachi shogunate (1336-1573)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...