thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
to some extent; to a certain extent
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
beginning; outset; first; onset
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
in that way; thus; so; so?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
now; the present time; just now; another; more
club activities; group activities