clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
such ... as; or some such
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
close to the wall; alongside the wall
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
job separation rate; job turnover
technique; art; skill; move
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to be silent; to say nothing
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
society; the world; the times
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
both (people); the two of them
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable