passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
parts; accessories; components
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
8th day of the month; eight days
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
wish; desire; request; prayer
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
shopping; purchased goods