senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
suffix for familiar person
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
number one; first; best; most; game; round
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
serious; not joking; straight
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
burner; nozzle; origin of a fire
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
book; volume; this; present; main; head
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up