once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
that's the way it is; such is life
to be clearly ahead of the competition; to stand out noticeably above one's rivals; to stand out from the crowd
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
education; training; discipline
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
is that so?; I see; right; oh
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
the way back; the way home; return trip
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
as stated; verbatim; literally
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
shady online money-making
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle