should; must; -able; probably; likely
if so; in that case; in that situation
family; relatives; dependents; household
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
feeling; sense; impression
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to attempt; to test; to try out
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
relatively; comparatively
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
practice; practising; experience
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
meaning; significance; sense
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I see; that's right; indeed
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking