these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
ago; since; before; previous
to attempt; to test; to try out
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
time; hour; period; class
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
gem; jewel; precious stone
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece