or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to subsist; to keep on living
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
artificial intelligence; AI
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
attendance; presence; appearance
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
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)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
nice; good; well-executed