thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to face; to go towards; to head towards
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
fishing harbour; fishing harbor
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to have a talk; to tell a story
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
have a good day; take care; see you
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to go out and away; to leave
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
already; now; no longer; not any more
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
meaning; significance; sense
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
article; news story; report; account