the other day; a few days ago
influence (on someone); inspiration
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
increase in activity; activation
to be in danger of; to be liable to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
even though; despite; notwithstanding
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
question; inquiry; enquiry
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to smash violently; to crush
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
courtesy call; courtesy visit
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen