a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
official in charge; person in charge
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
while; during; while; although; all; both
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
changing one's dress (e.g. at the wedding reception)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
principal occupation; core business
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
such; this sort of; like this
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)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!