I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
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
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
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
to be needed; to be wanted
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
while; during; while; although; all; both
myself; yourself; I; me; you
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
selection; choice; option
such; like that; that sort of; very