(main building of a) Shinto shrine
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
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 arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
patient; having a long fuse
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
shopping; purchased goods
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
torii; Shinto shrine archway
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy