-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
just because; even if; even though
the other day; a few days ago
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
preparation; arrangements
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid