water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
just one person; only one
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
construction; building (e.g. a house); communal construction labor (in Zen Buddhism); building with the help of many people (e.g. a temple or shrine)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
my husband; one's family; family member
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
having gone too far to turn back
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
parting ways after a quarrel
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
Buddhist (household) altar
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame