recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
understood; I see; OK; present; here
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
possible; likely; probable
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
how many years; how long; what year
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
no!; no no!; no, not at all
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
as (for); for; in the capacity of
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to recall; to remember; to recollect
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
degenerate; pervert; deviant
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)