beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
then; well; so; well then
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
time; hour; period; class
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
name; given name; first name
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
the opposite sex; isomerism
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice