medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what kind of; what sort of; what
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
both (people); the two of them
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
older sister and younger brother
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
I see; that's right; indeed
instant; moment; for an instant
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook