perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
no!; no no!; no, not at all
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to talk; to chat; to chatter
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
Japan's best; number one in Japan
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
draining hot water (e.g. from noodles)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
stone mortar; millstone; quern
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...