pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to gather; to collect; to assemble
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
take care of yourself; get well soon
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
excellent luck (esp. in fortune-telling)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move