to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
again; once more; a second time
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to be able to manage somehow or another
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!