soon; shortly; nearly; almost
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
estimate (of costs); budget
don't you think?; indicates question
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
materials; data; document
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage