honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
first meeting; first interview with
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
periodic; regular; routine
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
farming; agriculture; cultivation
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
very much; exceedingly; extremely
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
novel; original; new; innovative
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
book; volume; this; present; main; head
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)