preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in comparison to; rather than
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
process; course; mechanism
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
six (long cylindrical things)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
feeling; sense; impression
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
such; like that; that sort of; very
meaning; significance; sense
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
go that far; to that extent
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
name; given name; first name
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first