like; similar to; as with; in the same way
poor physical health; bad shape
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
it's been a long time; long time no see
height (of body); stature
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
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
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
myself; yourself; I; me; you
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to chase; to run after; to pursue
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
all you want; as much as one wants
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign