recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
name; given name; first name
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll
nothing but; except; no more than
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
it's been a long time; long time no see
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to say; to be called; to do
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
senior high school; high school