this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
name; given name; first name
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
Mt Tsukuba (in Ibaraki Pref.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
and then; and so; and; so then
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)