about when; about what time; how soon
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
time; hour; period; class
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to begin; to set about; to start
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to look forward to something
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
all; entire; whole; altogether
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
since when; from when; how long
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
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)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to boil strongly; to be excited
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious