to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
summer vacation; summer holiday
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
only; merely; but; no more than
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr