rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
because of; owing to; due to
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
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 meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off