arm; skill; efforts; ability
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
such ... as; or some such
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
clear; precise; definite; distinct
pronunciation; production of sound
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give