serialization; serialisation; serial story
while; during; while; although; all; both
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
time; hour; period; class
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
food; food products; foodstuffs
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to employ; to hire; to charter
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
suffix for familiar person
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality