to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
sick person; patient; invalid
really; truly; indeed; good grief
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
mysteries; excellent methods; marvelous law of Buddha; Saddharma; Lotus Sutra; teachings of the Lotus Sutra
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
two persons; two people; pair; couple
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to say; to be called; to do
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
to waste time; to kill time
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
proper; appropriate; due; suitable