to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
time; hour; period; class
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be able to manage somehow or another
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
both; both sides; both parties
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
so; like this; in this way
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently