expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
gelato; Italian-style ice cream
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
the same; the said; likewise
to prowl after; to keep watch on
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
top recommendation; something highly recommended
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing