railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
book; volume; this; present; main; head
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
how many people; a number of people
family; members of a family
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
older sister; elder sister
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
suffix for familiar person
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to be surprised; to be astonished
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
tension; mental strain; nervousness