same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
young master; son of a high-ranking person
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
whistle (sound made with the lips)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)