yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
one thin flat object; one sheet
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to repeat; to do something over again
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
3000; three thousand; many
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
Japanese (people, language, style)
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
(e.g. to walk, stand, etc., until) one's legs turn to lead; (doing something) until one's legs tire and stiffen
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
woman; female; feminine gender
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
document; official papers
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
the other day; lately; recently
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
name; given name; first name
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry