wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
and yet; though; when; in spite of
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
program (e.g. TV); programme
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
world; society; people; the public
such; this sort of; like this
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
loveable; very likeable; like very much
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
two persons; two people; pair; couple
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
when it becomes; when it comes to
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
story; tale; talk; discussion
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
until now; so far; up to the present
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
family; members of a family