state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
how; in what way; how about
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
both repellant and attractive at the same time; both cute and disgusting
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
indicate reason; infers some protest
to be silent; to say nothing
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
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
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
protective instinct; defensive instinct
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone