lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
editor (in publishing, etc.)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
perfect; complete; flawless
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
devotion; attachment; infatuation
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
professional shogi player; professional go player
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?