appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
how; in what way; by what means
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
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
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
had better ...; had better not ...
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that