good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
middle of the night; dead of night
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason