riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
testimony; (verbal) evidence
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
time; hour; period; class
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...