be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
journal; magazine; periodical
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
beginning; outset; first; onset
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
while; during; while; although; all; both
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)