fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
don't you think?; indicates question
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to name; to call; to christen; to term
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
future (usually near); prospects
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
property; fortune; assets
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
society; public; community; social studies
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
for example; for instance; e.g.
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last