and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
a little bit; a little while
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to divide (by); to remove; to exclude
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
in that way; thus; so; so?
setting off (on a trip); departure
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include