thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
strong sake; firewater; rotgut
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
nesting hole; burrow; den
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to smoke out (insects, animals, etc.)
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to set on fire; to ignite
river; stream; River; the ... river
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
left side; left-hand side
what kind of; what sort of; what