to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
when it becomes; when it comes to
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
door-to-door manzai; form of comedy originally performed at people's homes by entertainers during the New Year festivities; precursor to modern day manzai
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate