close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in comparison to; rather than
now; the present time; just now; another; more
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
mall; maul (in rugby); mole; Moor; molding
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
strategy meeting; council of war
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over