the person in question; the person themselves; said person
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
anything and everything; just about everything
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
article; news story; report; account
error; mistake; slip; bug
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
modesty; humility; being humble
difference in social standing; difference in social position
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man