heart; guts; nerve; central part
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
southern part; the south (of a region)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be needed; to be wanted
president (of a society); chairman
although I say; although one might say; although called
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)