telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
myself; yourself; I; me; you
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
should; must; -able; probably; likely
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving