a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
water temperature (esp. bath)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
sorry; excuse me; thank you
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
effect; result; worth; use; avail
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)