there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
debut work; one's first work
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
feeling; sense; impression
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
author; writer; novelist; artist
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river