because of; owing to; due to
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to take a breath; to take a short rest
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
bedside; near one's pillow
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
night view; night skyline; nightscape
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
along the river; riverside