be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to agree; to assent; to consent; to obey; to conform
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
Japanese person; Japanese people
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
rationalization; rationalisation; rationalize; rationalise
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
Bon Festival; Buddhist service for the anniversary of the death of Prince Shōtoku (orig. the 22nd day of the 2nd month of the lunar calendar)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
people; men and women; each person; everybody
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove