circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
suffix for familiar person
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
after school (at the end of the day)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
in this way; thus; such; uh...
also known as; also called
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
how; in what way; by what means
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
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
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations