after that; afterwards; thereafter
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
the matter you have been talking about
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
hello; good day; good afternoon
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
bento; Japanese box lunch
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
now; the present time; just now; another; more
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
large amount of money; great cost
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
don't you think?; indicates question
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again