good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
white stone; white (go pieces)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
system; institution; organization; organisation
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
such; this sort of; like this
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
decrease; reduction; decline
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
in this way; thus; such; uh...
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)