always; all the time; never; usual; regular
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
article; news story; report; account
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
midsummer feast; summer solstice celebration; St John's day
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
descendant; posterity; offspring
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
imagination; supposition; guess
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
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
killing time; staving off boredom
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
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 be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan