appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
it's been a long time; long time no see
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
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 stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
incident; affair; happening; event
in succession; one by one
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
when it becomes; when it comes to