recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
modesty; humility; being humble
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to have an idea; to have a clue
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
in this way; thus; such; uh...
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
should; must; -able; probably; likely
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
go that far; to that extent
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to head home; to leave for home
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
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)
next season (esp. in sports); next year
preparations for a journey