what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
electric appliance store; electrician
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
menopause; change of life
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to dry up completely; to become stale
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
company president; manager; director
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
bento; Japanese box lunch
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last