until now; so far; up to the present
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
story; tale; talk; discussion
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
in the same way as; just like
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to apologize; to apologise
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
really; truly; indeed; good grief
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in comparison to; rather than
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
thud thud (esp. footsteps); clump clump
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside