today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
older brother; elder brother
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
news; word; tidings; omen
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
cooperation; collaboration
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
secretary; councillor; councilor
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
considerably; greatly; a lot
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
honorific/polite/humble prefix
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family