to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
Niigata (city, prefecture)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
unconditionally; as a rule
although I say; although one might say; although called
for example; for instance; e.g.
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
good-for-nothing; worthless
number one; first; best; most; game; round
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
giant squid (Architeuthis martensi)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances