talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
area around the Hachikō statue at Shibuya Station in Tokyo (popular meeting point)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
such ... as; or some such
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
now; the present time; just now; another; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
time; hour; period; class
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least