bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to pass (of time); to elapse
(not) even once; (not) ever
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
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 soften; to moderate; to relieve
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case