director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
future (usually near); prospects
dream for the future; hopes for the future
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
(social) position; status
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
loveable; very likeable; like very much
and yet; though; when; in spite of
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
image; figure; figure; form; image
to cease; to stop; to be over
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
arm; skill; efforts; ability