this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
line; queue; procession; matrix
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
progress; advance; improvement; development
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
business trip; official trip
ex-husband; former husband
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
woman; female; feminine gender
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to call out; to ask someone to come
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)