to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
choices; alternatives; options
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
together; at the same time; same; identical
to take turns; to mingle together
that's the way it is; such is life
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion