voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what kind of; what sort of; what
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
home area; home town; local
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
perfect; complete; flawless
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to recall; to remember; to recollect
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
pleasant feeling; good vibes
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller