like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; intestinal worm
billboard; advertising sign
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
evening; early night hours
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
tea-ceremony room; tea-ceremony hut; restaurant; coffee shop; cafe
set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet