that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
visitor from afar; joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
prefectural resident (of Osaka or Kyoto)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
honour; honor; glory; privilege
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
very; much; greatly; a lot of
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
donation; contribution; endowment
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
that's right; yes; uh-huh
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine