meaning; significance; sense
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
independence; self-reliance
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
senior high school; high school
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
finding employment; getting a job
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
delay; putting off; procrastination
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
society; public; community; social studies
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
beginning; outset; first; onset
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
how; in what way; by what means
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light