most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
thousand years; very long period; forever
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
inn town; post town; post-station town
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
red-light district; pleasure quarters; world of the geisha; demimonde
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)