like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
last night; yesterday evening
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
correction; rectification; mending; repair
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to have a talk; to tell a story
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
historic; historical; traditional
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
honorific/polite/humble prefix
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
father; dad; husband; you; he
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
older sister; elder sister
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress