that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
healthy; sound; wholesome
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
family; members of a family
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
guard; sentinel; garrison
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)