now; the present time; just now; another; more
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
in the same way as; just like
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
such ... as; or some such
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest