not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block
hardcore crowd; people who take their hobby or interest very seriously
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
royal capital; imperial capital
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to gather; to collect; to assemble
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
in that way; thus; so; so?
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence