to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
waste of time; killing time
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
what time; (lit.) which hour
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
second (unit of time); arc second
within; inside of; less than
book; volume; this; present; main; head
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to plant oneself; to settle in; to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
in the meanwhile; during the time
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
useless; vain; aimless; idle
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
such; like that; that sort of; very
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...