carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
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
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
improvement in image (of someone or something); improving one's image
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
along; parallel to; in accordance with
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
I see; that's right; indeed
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
matcha; powdered green tea
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
very; extremely; excessively
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
deep-fried horse mackerel
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group