to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
knowing; (an) acquaintance
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
special; particular; peculiar; unique
duty; function; office; mission; task
way; method; means; (technical) specification
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)