somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
in comparison to; rather than
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
out-of-school learning; off-campus learning
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to be silent; to say nothing
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick