to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
letter; missive; note; mail
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
story; tale; talk; discussion
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
please (give me); please (do for me)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
I see; that's right; indeed
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
in this way; thus; such; uh...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)