is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
book; volume; this; present; main; head
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
in that way; thus; so; so?
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
eccentric; crank; oddball
suffix for familiar person
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged