fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
story; tale; talk; discussion
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
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
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
how; in what way; how about
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
of course; certainly; naturally
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
such; this sort of; like this
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to have a talk; to tell a story
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)