that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
beginning; outset; first; onset
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
authority; power; influence
at that time; in those days
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
in comparison to; rather than
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed