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)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
limited; limiting; restrictive
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
this world; this life; this generation; present day
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
at least; at most; (even) just
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
conversely; on the contrary
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to emphasize; to attach importance to
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to be profitable; to yield a profit
love of animals; animal loving
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to recall; to remember; to recollect
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude