although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
curse; spell; malediction
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
cold wind descending from the mountains; cold Pacific wind (in the Tōhoku region in summer)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
sphere; counter for balls
first base; first baseman; one fort
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
festival; feast; carnival
third month of the lunar calendar; Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows