arm; skill; efforts; ability
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
in that way; thus; so; so?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to have meaning; to be meaningful
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to have a talk; to tell a story
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
now; the present time; just now; another; more
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...