what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
such; like that; that sort of
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
(some) more; even more; longer; further
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
Emishi; Ezo; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo; Hokkaido, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
3rd day of the month; three days
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
both; both sides; both parties
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
now; the present time; just now; another; more
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice