with the exception of; excepting; excluding
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
surname; family name; last name
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
type A (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
pork-cutlet sandwich; tonkatsu sandwich
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
African elephant (Loxodonta africana); African bush elephant
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
in this way; thus; such; uh...
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
as (for); for; in the capacity of
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
such; like that; that sort of; very
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
large family; extended family
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
loveable; very likeable; like very much
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and