thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
after that; afterwards; thereafter
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
form; shape; figure; visage
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
book; volume; this; present; main; head
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to feel; to sense; to experience
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...