to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
sound (of a sentence); euphony
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
lately; recently; nowadays
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
based on; built on; made from
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
expression; presentation; representation; notation
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
different opinion; objection
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
therefore; for that reason; such being the case