-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
author; writer; novelist; artist
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
as everyone knows; needless to point out
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
foreign; abroad; overseas
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
turning a comic, novel, etc. into an animated movie or TV series; making an animated version
lowly people (Edo period); eta
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
many; much; plenty; hardly
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
degree of familiarity; popularity
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
young and energetic; up-and-coming
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune