several years; a few years
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
very young; little; childish; immature
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
while; during; while; although; all; both
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
bento; Japanese box lunch
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about; questionable
honorific/polite/humble prefix
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
please (give me); please (do for me)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
number one; first; best; most; game; round
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
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