considerably; fairly; quite
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
(Japanese) larch (Larix leptolepis, Larix kaempferi)
shoji (paper sliding door)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
barbershop; barber shop; barber
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
primary school; elementary school; grade school
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
store; shop; establishment; restaurant