oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
junior high school graduate; middle school graduate
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
knowing; (an) acquaintance
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
employment (long term); hire
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
society; public; community; social studies
reality; actuality; hard fact
only; merely; but; no more than
single word; a few words; brief comment
future (usually near); prospects
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every