to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
story; tale; talk; discussion
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
just the other day; quite recently
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
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
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
this world; this life; world of the living
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...