state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few