pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
member magazine; newsletter (for members)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
clearing one's throat; cough
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
Island; insula; island; islet
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
fifth day of the month; five days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
cooperation; collaboration
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to accept; to receive; to agree
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
Christmas Eve; holy night
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity