counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to be silent; to say nothing
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
contract; compact; agreement
disposal; scrapping; replacement; putting on the shelf; shelving
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to buy again; to buy anew
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
state of mind; mentality; psychology
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder