adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
meaning; significance; sense
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
our country; our land; one's own country
physical education; PE; gym (class)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
long ago; a long time ago; already