very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
the other day; a few days ago
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be helpful; to be useful
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
elegance; taste; refinement
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
how; in what way; how about
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!