these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
so; like this; in this way
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
Amazon (river, rainforest etc.); Amazon (woman of Greek mythology)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
all; entire; whole; altogether
myself; yourself; I; me; you
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
in that way; thus; so; so?
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
together; at the same time; same; identical