today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
until now; so far; up to the present
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
I see; that's right; indeed
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be found; to be discovered
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
madder red; dark red; crimson
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
while; during; while; although; all; both
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)