taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
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
please; somehow or other; one way or another
security guard; doorkeeper
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
police; police officer; police station
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
vocational school; technical school
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to go into labor; to go into labour
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to sit for an examination
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
cannot be helped; unavoidable
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
transit (passenger); connecting (flight); transfer (ticket)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask