generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
wages; pay; rental payment
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
by means of; due to; because of; according to
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
means of transportation; transport service
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
number one; first; best; most; game; round
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
low dining table; tea table
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
instant; moment; for an instant
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
surely; certainly; without doubt
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen