such; this sort of; like this
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
in comparison to; rather than
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
family; members of a family
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
how many years; how long; what year
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
bento; Japanese box lunch
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death