-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
occasional; infrequent; rare
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
no vacancy; full occupancy
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
every year; yearly; annually