to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
meaning; significance; sense
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
company president; manager; director
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
accurate; correct; precise; exact
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
close; intimate; on good terms
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on