to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
adds force or indicates command
all present; all concerned; all of us
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
next; following; subsequent; stage; station