though; even if; whether ... or ...
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
shop; small store; business; firm
passing the winter; hibernation
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
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
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)