it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
please (give me); please (do for me)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
now; the present time; just now; another; more
royal capital; imperial capital
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack