to be needed; to be wanted
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
originally; by nature; from the start
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
earmark (on cattle, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
Japanese-style confectionary store
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate