oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
solitude; loneliness; isolation
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
in this way; thus; such; uh...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
indeed; really; truly; very much
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
study of foreign languages; linguistics
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
of course; certainly; naturally
smoothly; easily; readily
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you