yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
older employee who does not have much actual work
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
every year; yearly; annually
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
you (plural); all of you; you all
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour