difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
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
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
until now; so far; up to the present
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of