because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
unexpected meeting; coincidence
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
young person; inexperienced person; novice
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
overall victory; championship
championship; title (of champion)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
son of a bitch; piece of shit
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
base; bag; sack; fortress; stronghold
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like