to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
resigning from a company on marriage (of a woman)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to quit one's job; to resign
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
matter of time; question of time
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
salted rice-bran paste for pickling
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
lumbar vertebra; lumbar vertebrae
pressure; oppression; suppression
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains; to make efforts; to break a bone
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
hospitalization; hospitalisation
yen (currency of Japan); circle