the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
place of dispatch; place of origin
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
indeed; really; truly; very much
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
will not do; do not; does not
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to