a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
originally; by nature; from the start
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
the opposite sex; isomerism
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
marriage proposal; courtship
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
one thin flat object; one sheet
that's the way it is; such is life
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to lose sight of; to miss
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to feel; to sense; to experience
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)