year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
really; truly; indeed; good grief
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
city police; municipal police
name; given name; first name
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
the other day; lately; recently