(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
to pass (of time); to elapse
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
about this time; about now
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
crash; smash; crunch; bang
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
trivial; not amounting to much
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
to accept; to receive; to agree
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to go out and away; to leave
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.