to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
entry into port; arriving in harbor
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
(prison) inmate; detainee; internee; in-patient (hospital); resident (institution)
illegal; illicit; unlawful
article; thing; object; property; real estate
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
when it comes to ...; as for ...
going around; patrol; round; tour
such; this sort of; like this
particularly; only; in the case of
to be helpful; to be useful
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
again; once more; a second time
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)