expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
that; the matter in question
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
than; from; out of; except; but; more
failure; mistake; blunder
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
you (plural); all of you; you all
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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 entrust; to leave to a person
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
cooperation; collaboration
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
don't you think?; indicates question
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...