halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
place where one works; construction site; working area
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry