safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
antiquity; the previous era
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
than; from; out of; except; but; more
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
time; hour; period; class