close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
(shopping) mall; shopping centre; mall (pedestrianized street); Moor; mold; mould; molding
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
strategy meeting; council of war
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
then; well; so; well then