thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be helpful; to be useful
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
in that way; thus; so; so?
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt