front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
don't you think?; indicates question
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
as far as the eye can see
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
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
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
that is to say; so that means
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy