how long; how much; to what extent
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
chair; stool; post; office; position
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
conference room; council room
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
minimum; at the very least
button (clothing); push-button
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
imposing stance; daunting pose
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
beginning; outset; first; onset
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
than; from; out of; except; but; more