to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
river; stream; River; the ... river
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
in the city; within the city
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
easy; simple; handy; quick; effortless
maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
weather; fair weather; fine weather
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
business; trade; operations; sales
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
all present; all concerned; all of us
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
troops; group members; team members; SDF officials
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?