to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
it is not (like that) either
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
the very start; the very beginning
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
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)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
to laugh away; to laugh off
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere