now; soon; already; yet; further; more
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to have a talk; to tell a story
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience