now; soon; already; yet; further; more
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
adds force or indicates command
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
such; like that; that sort of; very
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
annual function; annual event
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
New Year's Eve; December 31
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
have a good day; take care; see you
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to be bad for health; to affect one's health
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
stairs; stairway; staircase
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke