to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
rather; better; instead; if anything
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
festival; feast; carnival
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth; clown; ugly mug; ugly guy
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial