place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
legend; folklore; tradition
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
village headman; village mayor
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back