to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
story; tale; talk; discussion
greeting; a fine thing to say
please (give me); please (do for me)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to gather; to collect; to assemble
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to say; to be called; to do
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
speech; expression; wording; language
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
discipline; training; teaching manners
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
(another's) daughter; young lady
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah