reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
convenient; handy; useful
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
capricious; moody; whimsical
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
after that; afterwards; thereafter
everybody; every last one of them; all
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
all; entire; whole; altogether
covering; protection; backing; relief
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
this is why; this means; it is the case that
student accommodation; student dormitory
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
one's house; one's home; one's family
to feel; to sense; to experience
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
ago; since; before; previous