knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to be called; to do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
law department; law school
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
out of one's line; out of one's field
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
honorific/polite/humble prefix
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
people with a pure and innocent image (esp. actresses, singers, etc.)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
very popular; highly favoured
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
sorry; excuse me; thank you
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then