poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
how many years; how long; what year
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
first offence; first offense; first offender
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
opinion in writing; written opinion; argument
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
quite; utterly; really; completely
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
settlement; solution; resolution
beautiful spring; fine spring day
life; living; I; me; student