to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
president (of a society); chairman
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
movie; film; motion picture
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
(means of) enduring; tiding over; pulling through; food offered to attendants of a funeral
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
homeless; homeless person
livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
called; known as; that; to say
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)