slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
storage room; store room; lumber room
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
of course; certainly; naturally
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
brothers and sisters; siblings
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs