minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to pass (of time); to elapse
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
from here; from this place
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
time; season; period; phase; stage
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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)
instant; moment; for an instant
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
senior high school student
student (esp. a university student)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
returning from school; going home from school
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about