state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to collapse into; to flop onto
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
calamity; disaster; accident
to rain incessantly; to downpour
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)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
while; even though; despite
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
opposite; reverse; contrary
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
accurate; correct; precise; exact
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
button (clothing); push-button
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
January; first month of the lunar calendar