really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
guess; conjecture; surmise
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
village headman; village mayor
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
in the following manner; as follows
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
physical condition; state of health; shape
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
aquatic (life); living in the water
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
going through; going via; going by way of
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
after all; because; but; even; too; as well