tradition; legend; folklore
truancy; school non-attendance
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
god of death; death deity; Death
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you