to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
what do you want?; can I help you?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
while being out of the office or away from home
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
adds force or indicates command
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good