discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
the other day; a few days ago
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
consequence; outcome; result; blame
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
witnessing; observing; sighting
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
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
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")