to be needed; to be wanted
racing (an engine); idling (an engine); going in circles (esp. argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
to be silent; to say nothing
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
only; merely; but; no more than
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
certain; definite; clear; credible
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
being good-for-nothing; useless person
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
a considerable number; a fair number
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over