Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
had better ...; had better not ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to talk; to chat; to chatter
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
with a friendly grin; smilingly
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
import; importation; introduction; afferent
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
Japanese-style confectionary store
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
department store; department
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not