more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
second (unit of time); arc second
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
such ... as; or some such
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
emphasizes direct object of action
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
preparation; arrangements
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart