so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
time; hour; period; class
welcome!; nice to see you!
mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
all; entire; whole; altogether
recently; lately; these days
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to pile up; to accumulate