to approach; to draw near
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to need; to require; to take; to demand
heating; application of heat
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to some extent; to a certain extent
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
honorific/polite/humble prefix
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
although I say; although one might say; although called
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily