recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
killing time; staving off boredom
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
welcome!; nice to see you!
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
bento; Japanese box lunch
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
recorder (musical instrument); English flute