hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
name; given name; first name
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
way of calling (something or someone)
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety