and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
Japanese person; Japanese people
as (for); for; in the capacity of
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
man; male; masculine gender
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
but; however; provided that
hygiene; sanitation; health
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
book; volume; this; present; main; head
counter for books; volume
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
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
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside