relatively; comparatively
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
Western music; European music
Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
of course; certainly; naturally
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless