by myself; in person; by oneself
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
square; formal; prim; stuffy
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
and; thereupon; because of that
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
no, not like that (but like this)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
torii; Shinto shrine archway
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
many torii; torii corridor
marriage; marriage tie; love knot
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
votive picture (originally of horse)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon