recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
good; goodness; right; virtue
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
work style; way of working
reform; reformation; reorganization
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
because of; owing to; due to
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
suffix for familiar person
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit