recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
transfer student; student changing schools
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now