may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to feel; to sense; to experience
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
even if; even though; however; no matter how
how many people; a number of people
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
official certification; official approval; certification examination; licensing examination; hypothesis testing
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
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
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to flare up; to burst into flames
don't you think?; indicates question
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)