duty; function; office; mission; task
regarding highly; attaching importance to
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
middle of the night; dead of night
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to face; to go towards; to head towards
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
adds force or indicates command
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to happen to meet; to come across
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)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey