to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
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)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
defense; defence; protection
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
hard (life); tough (world)
reality; actuality; hard fact
finding employment; getting a job
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
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
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you