to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be ill; to suffer from
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
settlement; solution; resolution
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
after that; afterwards; thereafter
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
health; healthy; sound; fit
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
then; and (then); in that case; if so
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!