the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
rival; competitor; competition
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
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)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
such; this sort of; like this
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
duty; obligation; responsibility
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
really; truly; indeed; good grief