knowing; (an) acquaintance
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
Japanese person; Japanese people
non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
cooperation; collaboration
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
just a minute; small quantity
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
suffix for familiar person
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
coexistence; living together
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.)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication