diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
short-tempered person; irritable person
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
suffix for familiar person
both (people); the two of them
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
one has no other choice but to do what one has to do
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
feeling; sense; impression
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
alone; by oneself; on one's own