slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to translate; to interpret
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
consequence; outcome; result; blame
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
beginning; outset; first; onset
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
suffix for familiar person
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding