to face; to go towards; to head towards
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
book; volume; this; present; main; head
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
such; like that; that sort of; very
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
consequence; outcome; result; blame
time; hour; period; class
after school (at the end of the day)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit