pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
difference; variation; difference
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
while; during; while; although; all; both
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
established practice; custom
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...