soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
udon with deep-fried tofu
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
festival; feast; carnival
knowing; (an) acquaintance
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
story; tale; talk; discussion
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
verbal message; word (from someone)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be surprised; to be astonished
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself