work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
suffix for familiar person
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
around the world; throughout the world
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it