(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
freedom; free man; free woman
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
senior high school; high school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
set of three; three sets; three classes
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
fourth day of the month; four days
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
spring water; clear (pure) water