to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
please (give me); please (do for me)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
sphere; counter for balls
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries