duty; obligation; responsibility
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
one more time; once more; once again
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
existence; possession; having; limited company
fine weather; fair weather
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
hello; good day; good afternoon
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
have a good day; take care; see you
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now