important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
suffix for familiar person
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
honorific/polite/humble prefix
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
using multiple simple paper masks to represent different emotions in a play (from the middle of the Edo period); simple paper mask
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession