expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
A1; top class; best quality goods
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to face; to go towards; to head towards
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
order; directive; instructions; command
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
true state; actual condition; reality
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!