bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
beginning; outset; first; onset
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
in that way; thus; so; so?
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone