sorry; excuse me; thank you
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
will not do; do not; does not
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
you (plural); all of you; you all
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
end of a match; end of a game
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
but; however; provided that
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
aggravation (of an illness); exacerbation; worsening
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?