-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Fukushima Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to repeat; to do over again
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
completion; perfection; accomplishment
aforementioned; above-mentioned
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
there is nothing; having nothing
various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
existence; being; presence
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
what people say; rumours; public opinion
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
little by little; bit by bit
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
home area; home town; local
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
many; numerous; various; large number of
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating