of course; certainly; naturally
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
letter; missive; note; mail
report; notification; registration
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
repeatedly; several times; many times
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
existence; possession; having; limited company
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
to collect; to assemble; to gather
and; thereupon; because of that
to gather; to collect; to assemble
by myself; in person; by oneself
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market