to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to await; to wait for; to expect
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
instead; but (on the other hand)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
somehow; for some reason (or other); why
good-natured; of good character
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
best friend; very close friend
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
that is to say; so that means
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
what kind of; what sort of; what
to jump up and down; to hop
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
this and that; this or that; one thing after another