talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
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
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to face; to go towards; to head towards
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
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
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(medical) doctor; physician
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time