ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
such; like that; that sort of; very
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
deceiving; cheating; fooling
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
rikka; formal style of ikebana
telephone call; telephone (device)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
story; tale; talk; discussion
as a child; when one was a child
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)