beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
special training; intensive training; crash course
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...