eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
silence; stillness; quietness
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
both hands; both arms; ten
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
while; during; while; although; all; both
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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.)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
came; went; was (somewhere); here it comes!; there it goes!; as expected!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
whole face; all over one's face
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant