sorry; excuse me; thank you
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
story; tale; talk; discussion
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
mass communication; mass media
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
one by one; one after another; successively
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
(period of) a year; during an era
bento; Japanese box lunch
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to refer to; to use as reference
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
hard education; hard training; Spartan education
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and