why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
adds force or indicates command
assistant director (in taking professional movies)
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
business trip; official trip
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
elementary and middle schools
very hungry; starving; ravenous
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
way (of doing); manner; method; means
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision