-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
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.)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
confidence; trust; faith; credit
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as