to pass (of time); to elapse
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
such; like that; that sort of; very
in that way; thus; so; so?
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
should; must; -able; probably; likely
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to set up shop; to open a store
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
funny story; funny anecdote
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)