cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
cheap everyday food that most people enjoy (e.g. ramen, curry); eating cheap delicious food; person who seeks out cheap delicious food
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
how; in what way; how about
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
is that so?; I see; right; oh
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)