or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
form; shape; figure; visage
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
reason; cause; circumstances
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
curse; spell; malediction
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest