middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
to face on; to look out on to
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
in that way; like that; that way
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
license; permit; licence; certificate
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
family; members of a family
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
cue (billiards, pool); cue stick; cue (music, theatre, etc.)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why