correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
and; thereupon; because of that
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
look!; there!; here!; that is
to change (one's clothes)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
these days; nowadays; recently
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
Jizō (esp. statue); Kshitigarbha; Ksitigarbha
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
just because; even if; even though
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to be annoyed; to be inconvenienced
nothing but; except; no more than
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago