considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to pass (of time); to elapse
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
don't you think?; indicates question
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
American shorthair (cat breed)
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
erudition; extensive learning
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount