place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
older sister; elder sister
suffix for familiar person
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
adds force or indicates command
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to work without sleep or rest
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to serve; to work for; to attend
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
sacred fire; sacred flame; Olympic flame; Olympic torch
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that