the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
outside of; not covered by
story; tale; talk; discussion
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
if so; in that case; in that situation
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
one by one; one after another; successively
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to be needed; to be wanted
preparation; arrangements
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
woman; female; feminine gender
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you