book;  volume;  this;  present;  main;  head
 reason;  significance;  cause;  piece of information that one has heard;  I hear that ...;  it is said that ...
 teahouse;  (Edo period) rest stop;  (geisha) teahouse;  establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha;  tea house (that sells tea);  tea dealer
 work (film, book);  production;  creation;  turning (something) out
 companion;  follower;  attendant;  retinue
 exchange (e.g. cultural);  interchange;  interaction;  alternating current;  AC
 to look after (often medically);  to take care of
 this;  this one;  this person;  now;  this point (in time);  here;  used to stress the subject of a sentence
 business;  task;  use;  purpose;  for the use of ...;  used for ...
 quotient;  dealing;  dealer;  second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale);  Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE);  Yin dynasty
 han;  fan;  unit that doubles the score of a hand
 hour;  o'clock;  (specified) time;  when ...;  during ...
 indicates possessive;  nominalizes verbs and adjectives;  substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases;  (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion;  (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis;  (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
 certain;  one; (arch.)  I; (arch.)  me
 sky;  heaven;  God;  svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth);  deva (divine being of Buddhism);  top (of a book);  sole (of a Japanese sandal)
 prince;  subordinate Kumano shrine
 rain;  rainy day;  rainy weather;  the November suit (in hanafuda)
 school;  proof (of a book, document, etc.);  counter for proofs
 period;  time;  opportunity;  chance;  age;  term (e.g. in office);  session (e.g. of parliament)
 frequent;  densely packed;  thick
 action of making something;  -ification
 insect;  bug;  worm;  roundworm;  one's emotions;  one's feelings;  nervousness
 truth;  reality;  proper;  right;  genuine;  authentic
 be;  is;  did;  (have) done;  please;  do
 hey;  you;  hey;  hey;  hold on;  yo
 for two people's eyes to meet;  catching someone's eye;  making eye contact;  meeting a person's gaze
 the expectation is that ...;  the reason is that ...;  the fact is that ...;  the explanation is that ...;  it is that ...
 day;  days;  sun;  sunshine;  (the) day;  daytime;  date
 place;  location;  room;  space;  basho;  wrestling tournament
 at;  in;  at;  when;  by;  with;  and then
 tradition;  legend;  folklore
 hand;  arm;  forepaw;  foreleg;  handle;  hand;  worker
 if;  when;  and;  with;  used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.);  promoted pawn;  indicates a question
 that child;  that kid;  that boy; (arch.)  you
 indicates sentence topic;  indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated);  adds emphasis
 slow;  time-consuming;  late (in the day);  towards the end (of the day or night);  later (than expected or usual);  late
 past;  after;  too (much);  over- (e.g. eating)
 idiot;  moron;  trivial matter;  folly;  stupid;  foolish
 as far as the eye can see
 rubbish;  trash;  garbage;  refuse