imagination; supposition; guess
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
last night; yesterday evening
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
scattered here and there; at intervals
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
of no interest; not interested
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
Japanese person; Japanese people
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
society; public; community; social studies
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
society; the world; the times
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross