extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
God; god; ace; king; superior person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to watch over; to watch attentively
because; the reason why is
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in that way; thus; so; so?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
formal marriage interview
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
every year; yearly; annually