sequel; later development
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
welcome!; nice to see you!
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
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.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
while; during; while; although; all; both
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be conspicuous; to stand out
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)