Europeans and Americans; Westerners
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
nutjob; mental job; lunatic; mentally troubled person
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
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)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to be surprised; to be astonished
contrived; false-sounding
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
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
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
of course; certainly; naturally
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
that is to say; so that means
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with