kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
person concerned; interested party; related party
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
as usual; as is one's habit
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
short story; short film; short poem
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
please (give me); please (do for me)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
the same; the said; likewise
time; season; period; phase; stage
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
collection of short stories; collected short stories
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air