to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
as a child; when one was a child
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to grow up; to become an adult
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)