pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
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
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
genuine; authentic; true; real
in that way; thus; so; so?
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
rather; sooner; preferably
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
how; in what way; how about
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
name; given name; first name
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk