to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
now; the present time; just now; another; more
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
adds force or indicates command
and; thereupon; because of that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to