today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
in that way; thus; so; so?
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
so; like this; in this way
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; during; while; although; all; both
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy