finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
European countries; European nations
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
honorific/polite/humble prefix
suffix for familiar person
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to have a drink; to grab a drink
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
popular person; favorite; favourite
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)