future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
having great hopes for (someone's future); expecting much of; pinning one's hopes on
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage
sanity; consciousness; soberness
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
unfortunately; regrettably
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate