this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
even though; despite; when
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of