to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
lately; recently; nowadays
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
family; members of a family
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
essence; true nature; substance; reality
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
day (as in holiday); daytime
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
but; however; provided that
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
double; twice (as much); twofold
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
by myself; in person; by oneself
every month; each month; monthly
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
program (e.g. TV); programme
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
order; sequence; procedure