to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
please share (this); please help spread; retweets welcome
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
major incident; major happening; big scandal
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to talk; to chat; to chatter
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
suffix for familiar person
retainer; attendant; escort
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced