the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
movie; film; motion picture
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
indolence; laziness; sloth; idleness
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
polish (jewels); cultivation
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
determination; resolution
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
that said; that being said
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine