difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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
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
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
sphere; circle; range; category
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
construction; establishment
president (of a society); chairman
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
donation; contribution; offering
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
two persons; two people; pair; couple
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know