approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
how; in what way; how about
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
skateboard; skateboarding
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
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
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
had better ...; had better not ...
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing