to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
English conversation; school for English conversation
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
due form; official; formality
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...