light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
unfortunately; regrettably
age thirty; one's thirties
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
myself; yourself; I; me; you
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
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
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)