to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
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 ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
reality; actuality; hard fact
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
no!; no no!; no, not at all
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that