Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
cowrie (esp. the chocolate cowrie, Mauritia mauritiana); cowry
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
don't you think?; indicates question
relatively; comparatively
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
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
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
intercept; interception; counter-attack
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
so; like this; in this way