all; entire; whole; altogether
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
such; this sort of; like this
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
back street; back alley; off-street
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
participation; joining; entry; adherence
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
don't you think?; indicates question
to be found; to be discovered
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
pleasant feeling; good vibes
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting