topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hot topic; talk of the town
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
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...
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
while; even though; despite
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
belief; faith; conviction
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to repeat; to do something over again
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
research material; experimental material
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)