in the meanwhile; during the time
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
tens of thousands of years
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
curious; strange; unusual
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to have meaning; to be meaningful
clearing one's throat; cough
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to attempt; to test; to try out
how; in what way; how about; questionable
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
only; merely; but; no more than
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)