today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
(being) off night duty; end of a night shift
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
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
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
Department of Defense (USA); the Pentagon; Ministry of Defence (UK, etc.)
science and technology; scientific technique
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)