to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
two persons; two people; pair; couple
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
company; corporation; workplace
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
bento; Japanese box lunch
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
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
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite