direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
meaning; significance; sense
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
of course; certainly; naturally
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
traditional Japanese dance
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
I don't care what happens (after this)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
transvestite; drag queen; transwoman; male-to-female transsexual
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun