now; soon; already; yet; further; more
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
ago; since; before; previous
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
while; during; while; although; all; both
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
after that; afterwards; thereafter
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
because of; owing to; due to
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary