certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
sun; saint; San (people); son
unexpected meeting; coincidence
returning from school; going home from school
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
the same generation; coeval
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby