a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
until now; so far; up to the present
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
really; truly; indeed; good grief
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
sneaking a bite; snitching food
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
manly; masculine; like a man
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it