person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
suffix for familiar person
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
women's basketball; girls' basketball
honorific/polite/humble prefix
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
together; at the same time; same; identical
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
patting; stroking; caressing
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
full of energy; full of liveliness; full of pep
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
while; during; while; although; all; both
how; in what way; how about
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently