the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
feeling; sense; impression
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
anything and everything; just about everything
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time