perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
greatest mistake of one's life
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
particularly; only; in the case of
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
alone; by oneself; on one's own
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
tradition; legend; folklore
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful