to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
a little bit; a little while
urgency; exigency; emergency
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
why; how; for what reason
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
honorific/polite/humble prefix
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo; house made of bamboo
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
wish; desire; request; prayer
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
suffix for familiar person
last night; yesterday evening
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
making some money; earning
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time