activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; during; while; although; all; both
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
accounting; administration (of money)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
electricity; (electric) light
older brother; elder brother
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
time; season; period; phase; stage
new menu item; new dish on a menu
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
second; number two; runner-up
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to smirk; to grin broadly
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
physical examination; medical examination; health checkup; health screening
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness