silver; senior citizen; pensioner
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
public corporation; public housing
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
such ... as; or some such
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
I see; that's right; indeed
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to rule; to govern; to administer