thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
evening; last night; yesterday evening
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
hibernation; staying indoors during winter
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
one thin flat object; one sheet
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
should; must; -able; probably; likely
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
thick amazake; thick sweet sake
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
the first and second; a few
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew