equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
door; gate; opening; title page
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
while; even though; despite
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
family; members of a family
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
new adult (in Japan, 20-year-old who has their coming-of-age ceremony within that year)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
surroundings; environs; circumference
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
hot topic; talk of the town
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error