hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
critical moment; do-or-die situation
river; stream; River; the ... river
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
really; truly; indeed; good grief
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
ago; since; before; previous
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
government; administration
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific