to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
timewasting; killing time
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
growth period (in children)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
the matter you have been talking about
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to be too numerous; to be too much
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom