to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to gather; to collect; to assemble
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
what kind of; what sort of; what
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise