particularly; only; in the case of
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to smoke; to smoulder; to smolder; to sputter
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to have a talk; to tell a story
what people say; rumours; public opinion
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
don't worry about it; forget about it
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to shake one's head (in denial)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to spread; to be propagated
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
good family; respectable family; decent family
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
all over; all over the place; everywhere
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to hold all the while; to talk about nothing but
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
meeting; greeting; welcome