book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
ability; performance; efficiency
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
breath; breathing; tone; mood
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
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
honorific/polite/humble prefix
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling