reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
volunteer activities; volunteerism
society; the world; the times
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
the other day; a few days ago
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to need; to call for; to require
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
good; goodness; right; virtue
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
control; management (e.g. of a business)
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
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
all you have to do is; just; that's all
all you want; as much as one wants
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
alone; by oneself; on one's own
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for