it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
follower; attendant; valet; servant
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
sedge hat and straw rain cape
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
again (and again); once again; yet again
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
neighbourhood; neighborhood; all sides; frontiers (of a country); four sides (of a shape)
boundless; limitless; vast; broad
second (unit of time); arc second
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
flowing style (e.g. of narrating a story); eloquence
unique; peculiar; special
recitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem)
again; once more; a second time
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
simply; merely; only; solely
criticism; critique; review; commentary
transcendence; excellence; superiority