matter of time; question of time
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
faking crying; crocodile tears
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
doing a job; riding and sweating up a horse
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
how many years; how long; what year
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
innumerably; countlessly; (lit.) as abundant as stars
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
gross; disgusting; sickening
extreme masochist; very masochistic
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how