recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
time; hour; period; class
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
indicate reason; infers some protest
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to