for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
suffix for familiar person
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
loveable; very likeable; like very much
breathing of a sleeping person
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
please (give me); please (do for me)
surgical sterilization; contraceptive operation
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
don't you think?; indicates question
had better ...; had better not ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly