the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
(some) more; even more; longer; further
serious; severe; grave; acute
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
and yet; though; when; in spite of
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
how; in what way; how about
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
practice; practising; experience
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
shopping; purchased goods
way; method; means; resource; course
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
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 forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
I see; that's right; indeed
that's the way it is; such is life