slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
wearing nothing but an apron; being nude except for an apron
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
understood; I see; OK; present; here
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
president (of a society); chairman
absence; disregard; indifference
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
wife who lives elsewhere but regularly visits her husband
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
false pregnancy; pseudocyesis
by means of; due to; because of; according to