oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
this occasion; at this time; now
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
preface; foreword; introduction
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
superior; excellent; fine
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
Monk Kisen (Heian period poet)
older brother; elder brother
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively