to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
by myself; in person; by oneself
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
growth period; growing season
right in the midst of; right at the height of
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
came here; coming here; recently
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances