one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
area; region; district; locality
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
one flower; single flower; success; prosperity
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
why; how; for what reason
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
please (give me); please (do for me)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
how; in what way; how about
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
one (thing); one piece; one item
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love