no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
name; given name; first name
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to name; to call; to christen; to term
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
journey; route of a journey
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
difficult to ...; hard to ...
power; authority; jurisdiction
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
isn't it obvious?; that's common sense
getting on and off; embarking and disembarking