trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
be (that) as it may; having said that
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
the same rank; equality; apposition
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
surroundings; environs; circumference
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
internal organs; viscera; intestines
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
regret; repentance; remorse
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
true character; true heart; true spirit