person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
symbol; emblem; mental image; representation; idea
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
confusing people; magic; ghost, monster, etc., the true identity of which is unknown
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
vague recollection; faint memory
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
something like ...; something called ...
so; like this; in this way
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme