enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
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
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
murder; homicide; manslaughter
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
both; both sides; both parties
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
imagination; supposition; guess
while; even though; despite