to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
while moving; on the move
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
alone; by oneself; on one's own
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
discovery; detection; finding
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
just a minute; small quantity
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
successively; one after another
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
according to plan; as planned; on target
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)