recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
cooperation; collaboration
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
bento; Japanese box lunch
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
obstruction of business; interference with business
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish