somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to recall; to remember; to recollect
future (usually near); prospects
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
dream for the future; hopes for the future
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
author; writer; novelist; artist
time; season; period; phase; stage
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
fashion designer; couturier
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
now; the present time; just now; another; more
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
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)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
company; corporation; workplace
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
question; inquiry; enquiry
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)