handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
imagination; supposition; guess
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
time; season; period; phase; stage
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother