near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
place; situation; position; location
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
Mercury (Roman god); Mercury (planet); mercury (Hg)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
studying at a language school near a station (instead of going abroad)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
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)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
scene; spectacle; sight; view