family; members of a family
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
waste of time; killing time
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
suffix for familiar person
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
story; tale; talk; discussion
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to have a talk; to tell a story
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
in the meanwhile; during the time
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
beauty of form (oft. used of nature); beauty of a sculpted shape
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
impossible; unlikely; improbable
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe