buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)
high-quality goods; choice goods
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity