until now; so far; up to the present
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
how; in what way; by what means
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
such; like that; that sort of; very
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
adds force or indicates command
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
business trip; official trip
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
relatively; comparatively
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
what day?; what day of the week?
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name