abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to chase; to run after; to pursue
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
rushing to get on the train (bus, etc.) before the door closes
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
passage; path; route; one's way
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
good feeling; feeling good
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
primary school; elementary school; grade school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)