gotcha;  alrighty;  got it;  OK
 to help;  to assist;  to aid;  to contribute to;  to be a factor in
 ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples;  rice dance;  rice festival;  tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso;  turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
 loveable;  very likeable;  like very much
 one's own convenience;  one's way;  surroundings;  environment;  convenience;  ease of use;  financial circumstances
 finally;  at last;  in the end;  after all;  never (happened)
 to give;  to confer;  to bestow;  to kindly do for one;  to oblige;  to favour
 wonderful;  splendid;  magnificent
 just what you'd expect from ...;  that's just like (him, her, etc.);  that's (exactly) why ...;  that's (precisely) the reason ...
 head (of a household, etc.);  leader;  owner;  proprietor;  subject (of a rumour, etc.);  doer (of a deed);  guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
 incomprehensible;  mysterious;  inexplicable;  inscrutable;  enigmatic;  baffling
 event;  affair;  incident;  case;  plot;  trouble
 splendid;  magnificent;  utter (esp. defeat);  total; (arch.)  something worth seeing; (arch.)  sight
 settlement;  solution;  resolution
 Mr.;  Mrs.;  makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions);  state;  situation
 I;  me;  oneself; (arch.)  you; (arch.)  prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
 all present;  all concerned;  all of us
 tightly (holding on);  firmly;  strongly (built);  solidly;  properly;  well
 pushing;  backing;  boosting;  pushing from behind (a cart, etc.);  pusher
 continuously in some state (for a long time, distance);  throughout;  much (better, etc.);  by far;  far away;  long ago
 how;  in what way;  how about
 of course;  certainly;  naturally
 by no means;  never!;  something unexpected;  emergency; (arch.)  currently; (arch.)  for the time being
 indicates word or phrase being defined;  used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.);  with;  (not) as much as;  (not) so much as;  the fact that
 cartoon;  comic;  comic strip;  manga
 protagonist;  main character;  hero(ine) (of a story);  head of household
 to want;  to wish for;  to request;  to demand;  to seek;  to search for
 not feeling like doing ...;  having no mind to ...;  being in no mood for ...;  having no intention of ...
 to hold (in one's hand);  to take;  to possess;  to have;  to maintain;  to keep;  to last
 smooth;  shiny;  slippery;  greasy;  slurping (noodles)
 that kind of;  of the sort;  of the kind;  such
 to fix upon (one-sidedly);  to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case;  to scold;  to take (a person) to task
 the world;  society;  sphere;  circle;  world-renowned;  world-famous
 infinity;  infinitude;  eternity;  infinite;  limitless
 potentiality;  likelihood;  possibility;  availability
 to fill;  to become full (of);  to wax (of the moon);  to rise (of the tide);  to flow;  to expire (of a period of time)
 adventure;  venture;  venture which is unlikely to succeed;  risky attempt;  danger
 to become known;  to come to light;  to be known;  to be understood;  to clearly not amount to much;  to be insignificant
 first;  foremost;  most important;  best;  greatest;  above all
 prefecture (Japan);  county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.);  department (France);  province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
 staff member;  employee;  worker;  personnel