simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
than; from; out of; except; but; more
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to pass (of time); to elapse
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
adds force or indicates command
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to be too late; to be too slow
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
serious; not joking; straight
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
in that way; thus; so; so?
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
no!; no no!; no, not at all
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance