waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to be needed; to be wanted
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
such; like that; that sort of; very
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to read (a text) from start to finish; to transliterate classical Chinese into Japanese
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do