stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
second; secant; sec; dry wine taste
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
that's the way it is; such is life
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to talk; to chat; to chatter
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
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
civilized person; civilized people
should; must; -able; probably; likely
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary