about this time; about now
a long, long time ago; very long ago
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
human work; human agency; art; artificiality
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
to bury; to embed; to implant
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to continue to do; to persist in doing
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
casually (come or go); aimlessly; abruptly; detached (from the world); aloof
attendance; participation; presence
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
(not) a single person; (no) one
way (of doing); manner; method; means
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost