only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
by means of; due to; because of; according to
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
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
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
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
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)