to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
what time; (lit.) which hour
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
living room (Western style); sitting room
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
no matter how much time passes
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
overhasty; rash; premature
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
oldest mankind (e.g. evidence of)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
technique; art; skill; move
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
useless resistance; vain struggle
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)