to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
physical condition; state of health
how; in what way; how about
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
what day?; what day of the week?
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
green light (traffic); green light; go-ahead signal; permission to go ahead (with something)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
otter (Lutra lutra); Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)