how long; how much; to what extent
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to face; to go towards; to head towards
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age