lacking a plan; haphazard
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
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
duty; function; office; mission; task
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
just a minute; small quantity
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
telephone call; telephone (device)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style