today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
autumn festival; fall festival; autumn matsuri
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to lose (a chance); to miss; to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (currency of Japan); circle
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
all; entire; whole; altogether
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
had better ...; had better not ...