be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
empty rice field (between the harvest and spring)
splendid horse; promoted bishop
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to say; to be called; to do
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
family; members of a family
(together) with; -wide; including
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
all present; all concerned; all of us
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
please (give me); please (do for me)
woman; female; feminine gender
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post