no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
author; writer; novelist; artist
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
river; stream; River; the ... river
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
please (give me); please (do for me)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
club activities; extracurricular activities
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold