to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
such; like that; that sort of; very
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
trio; gang of three; threesome
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate