thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
it's been a long time; long time no see
that is to say; so that means
student (esp. a university student)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
in comparison to; rather than
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
this school; the school in question
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
speech; expression; wording; language
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
the other day; a few days ago
to offer incense (for a departed person); to light an incense stick
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo period)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
how; in what way; by what means
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give