talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
letter; missive; note; mail
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be worried; to be troubled
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
something; some kind of; for some reason
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
temporary staff recruitment agency; employment agency
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station