how much; how many; however
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
cutting (cloth, paper, etc.); judgement; judgment; decision
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
accurate; correct; precise; exact
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
finish; end; completion; result
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
this (very thing); this precisely
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
as a child; when one was a child
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...