past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
discovery; detection; finding
continuation; succession; series
writing (e.g. as a profession)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
foreign; abroad; overseas
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous