ancestor; forefather; foremother
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
indicate reason; infers some protest
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
maintenance; preservation; improvement
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
difference; disparity; gap
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
how; in what way; how about
depravity; corruption; degradation
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
proper; respectable; decent; honest