to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
honorific/polite/humble prefix
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
a little bit; a little while
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to rock; to shake; to swing
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
no!; no no!; no, not at all
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
now; the present time; just now; another; more
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability