to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
adds force or indicates command
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
that's the way it is; such is life
hello; good day; good afternoon
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
to say; to be called; to do
Akutagawa Prize (literary award)
author; writer; novelist; artist
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
the way back; the way home; return trip
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
for example; for instance; e.g.
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
how; in what way; by what means
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
use; utilization; utilisation; application
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
while; during; while; although; all; both