seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to be surprised; to be astonished
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
clear; precise; definite; distinct
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
(period of) a year; during an era
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
now; the present time; just now; another; more