now; the present time; just now; another; more
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
temporary retirement; suspension from office
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
book; volume; this; present; main; head
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage