simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
colouring; coloring; colorant
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
genuine article; real thing; real deal
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
how long; how much; to what extent
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
door; gate; opening; title page
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
telecommunications; correspondence
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling