close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
two persons; two people; pair; couple
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
than; from; out of; except; but; more
primary school; elementary school; grade school
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to grow up; to become an adult
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily