today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to repeat; to do something over again
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
proposal; proposition; suggestion
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
now; the present time; just now; another; more
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
silence (not speaking); muteness
to make one's rounds; to patrol
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about