I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
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)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to call again; to call someone back
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
public safety; public welfare
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
professional killer; hit man
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
man; male; masculine gender
editor (in publishing, etc.)