diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to stop walking; to pause
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
originally; by nature; from the start
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)