to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
low dining table; tea table
paca (any of either species of paca, esp. lowland paca, Agouti paca)
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
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
unexpected meeting; coincidence
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
not caring; not giving a damn
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
factory; plant; mill; workshop
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage