to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
difficult to read (e.g. obscure kanji)
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
some people; a few people; several people
generation; the world; the age
tendency; trend; inclination
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
father; dad; husband; you; he
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
because of; owing to; due to
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
family; members of a family
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality