and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
gold and iron; firmness; adamancy
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
talking while standing; standing around talking
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
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)
please (give me); please (do for me)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
fish served whole (complete with head and tail)
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
first class plus; extra special
nigirizushi; hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart