that's the way it is; such is life
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
myself; yourself; I; me; you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
really; truly; indeed; good grief
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to get one's head around; to think about