to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
honorific/polite/humble prefix
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
counter for books; volume
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
beginning; outset; first; onset
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down