today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
understood; I see; OK; present; here
time; hour; period; class
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
indicate reason; infers some protest
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to collect; to assemble; to gather
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
throat lozenge; cough drop
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
than; from; out of; except; but; more
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
regret; repentance; remorse
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination