that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
convenient; handy; useful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
don't you think?; indicates question
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
for example; for instance; e.g.
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue