here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
society; the world; the times
hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing); (arch.) clan
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
many; much; plenty; hardly
settlement; solution; resolution
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
master; teacher; stable master
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to bawl; to cry; to scream
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)