here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
meaning; significance; sense
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
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)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
until now; so far; up to the present
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
from the beginning; from scratch
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
editor (in publishing, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
study; diligence; discount; reduction
while; during; while; although; all; both
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient