until now; so far; up to the present
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
essence; true nature; substance; reality
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
myself; yourself; I; me; you
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to take a veneer off something
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?