previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
how; in what way; how about
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
handsome youth (male); pretty boy