may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
performance of one's official duties
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
rule; government; administration
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the same as always; day after day
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
how; in what way; how about
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
a little; a bit; slightly
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to suit; to match; to become; to be like