truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to pass (of time); to elapse
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
bonsai; miniature potted plant
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
no!; no no!; no, not at all
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)