language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
curious; strange; unusual
Japanese person; Japanese people
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
standing out from the crowd; dominating; rising abruptly; towering high
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
welcome!; nice to see you!
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)