actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
just; fair; proper; reasonable
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to work without sleep or rest
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality