spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
go on!; right!; here goes!
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
in search of; in order to look for