skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
aptitude; aptness; suitability
spouse; wife; husband; partner
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
that's the way it is; such is life
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
everybody; every last one of them; all
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
just because; even if; even though
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar