lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Japanese person; Japanese people
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
one-by-one; separately; in detail
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
personal digital assistant; PDA
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
honorific/polite/humble prefix
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
management; administration; operation
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition