slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
second marriage; remarriage
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
only; merely; but; no more than
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team