that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
myself; yourself; I; me; you
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
difficult to ...; hard to ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
primary school; elementary school; grade school
display window; shop window; store window
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
journal; magazine; periodical
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke