preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
hello; good day; good afternoon
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
don't you think?; indicates question
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
to say; to be called; to do
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
the other day; a few days ago
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
acquaintance; appreciative friend
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
greeting; a fine thing to say
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
writing (e.g. as a profession)
in the meanwhile; during the time
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
of course; certainly; naturally
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
knowing; (an) acquaintance
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
now; the present time; just now; another; more
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that