anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
interval; break; pause; spare moment
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)