near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
on the way back; returning
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
very; extremely; excessively
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to speak; to hear a voice
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)