particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
two times; twice; two degrees
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
understood; I see; OK; present; here
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
senior high school student
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to grow up; to become an adult
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no