excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
now; the present time; just now; another; more
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to butter up; to try to get on the good side of
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
free flow (of water); random talk; nonsense
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to be needed; to be wanted
this world; this life; world of the living
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)