staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
signing; autograph session
serious; not joking; straight
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
so; like this; in this way
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic