often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
specialization; specialisation
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
greeting; a fine thing to say
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew