to be needed; to be wanted
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
such; like that; that sort of; very
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
finding employment; getting a job
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to pass (of time); to elapse
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
while; during; while; although; all; both
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
(some) more; even more; longer; further
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
future (usually near); prospects
foreign; abroad; overseas
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock