arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
it's been a long time; long time no see
Cynanchum caudatum (species of swallowwort)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
man; male; masculine gender
writing pressure; pen pressure; strength of a brushstroke
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
pointing out; identification
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
number one; first; best; most; game; round
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome