life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
such a thing; something like that
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
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
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
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
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
while; during; while; although; all; both
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
redoing; doing over again
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
admission (to an institute, nursery school, facility, etc.); entrance; imprisonment; incarceration; internment
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
only; merely; but; no more than
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless