private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
national health insurance
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
had better ...; had better not ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
customer traffic; customers; custom
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
meaning; significance; sense
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
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud