horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
Japanese person; Japanese people
all things in nature; the whole creation
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
of course; certainly; naturally
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
while; during; while; although; all; both
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to attempt; to test; to try out
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
attendance; participation; presence
to know (a person); to think
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
kindness; intimacy; friendship
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
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
while alive; during one's lifetime
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
the West; the Occident; Western countries
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to have a talk; to tell a story
in comparison to; rather than
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
content-free chat; idle gossip