spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
the other day; some time ago; recently
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
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
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
no!; no no!; no, not at all
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
how; in what way; how about; questionable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean