series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
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)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to do together; to share; to participate in
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
while; during; while; although; all; both
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
companion; company; tritagonist
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
book; volume; this; present; main; head
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
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
in that way; thus; so; so?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to put into the mouth; to eat