just past noon; afternoon
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
progress; advance; improvement; development
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
then; well; so; well then
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
editor (in publishing, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
superior; excellent; fine
article; thing; object; property; real estate
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
such; like that; that sort of
to have a talk; to tell a story
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
else; in addition; besides
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)