article; news story; report; account
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
now; the present time; just now; another; more
number one; first; best; most; game; round
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
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
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
wall with exposed timber pillars
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
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)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...