bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)