although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
three; three years of age
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to apologize; to apologise
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
considerably; fairly; quite
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
one's post; place of work; workplace
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up