clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
at least; at most; (even) just
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
research; study; investigation
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
material; materials; data; information; documents
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
military station; post; quarters; police station (early Meiji era)
note (letter) left behind; will
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
several years; a few years
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally