minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
don't worry about it; forget about it
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
please (give me); please (do for me)
of course; certainly; naturally
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
bento; Japanese box lunch
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
novel; original; new; innovative