lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
so; like this; in this way
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
of course; certainly; naturally
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
meaning; significance; sense
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
river; stream; River; the ... river
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
hooo-hokekyo (call of the Japanese bush warbler); chirp-chirp; tweet-tweet
like this; this sort; this way
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown