ancient Shinto music and dancing
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to name; to call; to christen; to term
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
thousand years; many years
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
ability; capability; competence; skill
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
no!; no no!; no, not at all
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
government office; public office
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be helpful; to be useful
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
now; soon; already; yet; further; more