straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to fight against; to oppose; to face
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
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
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
maid; helper; help; assistance
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
book; volume; this; present; main; head
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very