standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
the other day; a few days ago
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
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
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
imitation; fake; counterfeit; sham
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o