and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be surprised; to be astonished
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
vacant house; unoccupied house
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
beginning; outset; first; onset
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once