hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
at that time; in those days
company; corporation; workplace
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person