to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
while; even though; despite
book; volume; this; present; main; head
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
near oneself; close to one; familiar
incident; affair; happening; event
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
because of; owing to; due to
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon