unanticipated; unexpected
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
society; public; community; social studies
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
like this; this sort; this way
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
retainer; attendant; escort
that's the way it is; such is life
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
like water; like it grows on trees
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
ancient practices; old customs
distinction; differentiation; classification
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
that; the matter in question
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement