kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
import; importation; introduction; afferent
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
I see; that's right; indeed
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
serious; not joking; straight
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
simply; merely; only; solely
blessings; benefits (of modern civilization, civilisation)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
adds force or indicates command
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
contest; comparison; competition
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
so; like this; in this way
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly