to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
and; thereupon; because of that
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
question; inquiry; enquiry
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
English conversation; school for English conversation
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to apologize; to apologise
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
since when; from when; how long
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
un-; non-; negative prefix
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
while; during; while; although; all; both