indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
sorry; excuse me; thank you
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
meaning; connotation; denotation
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
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
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
at least; at most; (even) just
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
how long; how much; to what extent
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
last century; ancient times
gasoline engine; petrol engine
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
a fish out of water; (lit.) a kappa up on land
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry