as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicate reason; infers some protest
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
by means of; due to; because of; according to
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
two persons; two people; pair; couple
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
custom; common practice; habit
action of making something; -ification
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise