sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
such; this sort of; like this
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
detective agency; enquiry agency
bridal; nuptial; wedding; wedding planning
minuteness; one millionth
omen (usu. good); (auspicious) sign; first two anniversaries of a person's death
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
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)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
that; the matter in question
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
the matter you have been talking about