that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to investigate; to examine
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn