close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
summer vacation; summer holiday
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
fine weather; fair weather
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
chance of precipitation; chance of rain
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
adds force or indicates command
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
that's true; of course; obviously
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least