miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
will not do; do not; does not
purification rite (esp. one held prior to a Shinto event)
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
authenticity; credibility
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
nocturnal luminescence; noctilucence
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
rather; better; instead; if anything
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
promotion (school, military, etc.)