to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
welcome!; nice to see you!
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
don't you think?; indicates question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
two persons; two people; pair; couple
one thin flat object; one sheet
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...