wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
remaining; left-over; excess
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
all night; throughout the night
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
each house; every house; many houses
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes