today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
dark clouds; black clouds
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
honorific/polite/humble prefix
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
never mind!; don't worry about it
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
loveable; very likeable; like very much
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)