cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
of course; certainly; naturally
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
steaming basket (traditionally clay or wood); steaming vat (for steaming rice in sake production)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")