be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
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.)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
cooperation; collaboration
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
development; exploitation
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
sales; selling; marketing
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
this is why; this means; it is the case that
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
reopening; resumption; restarting
in that way; thus; so; so?
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
please (give me); please (do for me)