this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to overdo; to do too much
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to blow off; to be blown off
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
it is I who should say so
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
in that way; thus; so; so?