to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
all; entire; whole; altogether
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
good performance; good work; great success
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
one more time; once more; once again
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
reopening; resumption; restarting
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
trivial; not amounting to much
how many years; how long; what year
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
trouble; bother; annoyance
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)