excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
personification; anthropomorphization
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do