to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
back off!; leave me alone!
such; this sort of; like this
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
rain and wind; driving rain
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
Niigata (city, prefecture)
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
administration; governance; the authorities; authority