to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
woman; female; feminine gender
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
story; tale; talk; discussion
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
all; entire; whole; altogether
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game