yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
story; tale; talk; discussion
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
all; entire; whole; altogether
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
fourth day of the month; four days
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few