way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
together; at the same time; same; identical
to do someone in; to bump someone off
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to explain adequately; to be accountable
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
wrong; different; not like that
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
how; in what way; by what means
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)