that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
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
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to drop; to lose; to let fall
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
right in the center (centre)
to throw into; to toss into
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
everything; anything; nothing
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
it's no joke; gimme a break!
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
storehouse; warehouse; godown
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
even though; despite; when
totally willing; fully motivated
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
really; truly; indeed; good grief
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
how; in what way; how about
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...