to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
thank you for your continued patronage
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
time; hour; season; time of the year
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
greeting; a fine thing to say
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
inspection; examination; survey
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
society; the world; the times
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
evil spirits of rivers and mountains