to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be worried; to be troubled
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to talk; to chat; to chatter
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
being startled; getting a shock
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)