dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
any more; any further; any better; any longer
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
retort; back talk; backchat
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
memory; sense; experience
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of