sorry; excuse me; thank you
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
break in time; interruption; pause
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
until now; so far; up to the present
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
twice; again; second time
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast