coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
discovery; detection; finding
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
Japan's best; number one in Japan
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
family; members of a family
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
(some) more; even more; longer; further
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
no!; no no!; no, not at all
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me