you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
weekly publication; weekly magazine
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
chairman of executive council (usu. of a party); chairman of the general affairs committee
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
in this way; thus; such; uh...
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
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
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
really; truly; indeed; good grief
House of Councillors election; upper house election
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; season; period; phase; stage
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
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)