to meet;  to encounter;  to see;  to have an accident;  to have a bad experience
 called;  named;  as many as;  as much as;  all ...;  every single ...
 hateful;  abominable;  poor-looking;  amazing;  fantastic;  admirable
 with the exception of;  excepting;  excluding
 that sort of;  that kind of;  like that;  such;  so
 (something) has never occurred;  to have never done (something);  such a thing has not happened;  never happens;  there is never a time when
 although;  despite;  whereas;  while;  if only;  I wish
 myself;  yourself;  I;  me;  you
 how;  in what way;  why;  for what reason;  cannot possibly;  no way
 wife; (arch.)  my dear; (arch.)  dear;  garnish (esp. one served with sashimi);  embellishment
 surely;  undoubtedly;  sternly;  severely;  having no slack;  rigid
 sense of distance (physical or emotional);  feeling of distance
 oh!;  good heavens!;  ugh!;  oh no!;  ah!;  the penny drops!
 mild;  calm;  gentle;  quiet;  congenial;  amicable
 thank you for waiting;  sorry to have kept you waiting
 sake cup;  cup for alcoholic beverages;  counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.;  counter for boats;  counter for octopuses and squid;  cup (in sports)
 oh my god;  how;  what the;  incredible
 (sound of) laughter;  laughing voice
 one's favourite party trick (favorite);  one's specialty;  No. 18;  eighteenth;  repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
 modesty;  humility;  being humble
 light;  well-lit;  bright (of a colour);  brightly-coloured;  cheerful;  bright;  encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
 endorsing and questioning the preceding statement;  lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
 to make;  to produce;  to prepare (food);  to brew (alcohol);  to raise;  to grow;  to till
 heated vegetables;  warm vegetables
 in that way;  thus;  so;  so?
 indicates emotion or admiration;  indicates emphasis;  I;  me;  wah!;  boo!
 this time;  now;  next time;  another time;  recently;  lately
 honorific/polite/humble prefix
 to eat;  to live on (e.g. a salary);  to live off;  to subsist on
 thank you (for the meal);  that was a delicious meal;  thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
 to laugh;  to smile;  to sneer;  to ridicule;  to be dumbfounded;  to be flabbergasted
 handmade;  homegrown;  hand-crafted;  homemade
 idiot;  moron;  trivial matter;  folly;  stupid;  foolish
 to tease;  to make fun of;  to poke fun at;  to make a crack about;  to chaff;  to kid
 sorry;  excuse me;  thank you
 devil;  demon;  Satan;  the Devil;  Māra;  evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
 black;  dark;  blackish;  suspicious;  criminal;  darkened and dirty;  sooty