expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
why; how; for what reason
the way back; the way home; return trip
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to kidnap; to abduct; to drag (someone to an event or place); to force (someone) to go (to)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
odd; strange; queer; peculiar