humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
way; method; means; resource; course
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
this place; where one comes from; here
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
to entrust; to leave to a person
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
hot spring district (within a town)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
feeling; sense; impression
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet