skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
sex fiend; lecher; pervert
to be silent; to say nothing
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
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
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
grasp; catch; understanding
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
than; from; out of; except; but; more
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
history of Japan; Japanese history
had better ...; had better not ...
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
name; given name; first name
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do