enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
impossible; unlikely; improbable
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
established practice; custom
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
hokora; small wayside shrine
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
suffix for familiar person
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
so; like this; in this way
tension; mental strain; nervousness
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")