same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
in that way; thus; so; so?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
I Am a Cat (1906 novel by Natsume Soseki)
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
no!; no no!; no, not at all
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
really; truly; indeed; good grief
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
this and that; such and such
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for