minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
(social) class; rank; grade
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
please (give me); please (do for me)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
because of; owing to; due to
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to win and advance to the next round
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
until now; so far; up to the present
every year; yearly; annually
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear