good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
(someone else's) child; child; kid
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
government office; public office
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
the socially vulnerable; the weak of society; socially disadvantaged people
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
incident; affair; happening; event
(medical) doctor; physician
mental; spiritual; emotional
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health