speech; expression; wording; language
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
private affairs; personal matter
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
generation; the world; the age
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to recall; to remember; to recollect
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
hakkeyoi!; come on!; go ahead!
record of proceedings; minutes
don't you think?; indicates question
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that