dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
bungalow; one-story house
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
welling of water; spring water; spring
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
branch office; agency; sub-branch
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
business; work; operations; service; duties
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
notice; attention; observation
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
hokora; small wayside shrine
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
hello; good day; good afternoon
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to be discouraged; to shrink from
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)