interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
history of Japan; Japanese history
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
exchanging diary between friends (usually at school)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
quiz; short test; mini test
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
don't you think?; indicates question