above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
it's no joke; gimme a break!
combined living room, dining room and kitchen
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
all you can drink; bottomless cup
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
all; entire; whole; altogether
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
suffix for familiar person
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to finish reading; to read through
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly