to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
suffix for familiar person
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
national; founded and run by the central government
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
really; truly; indeed; good grief
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
sexy; popular; well-liked
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
companion; fellow traveler (person who supports a group, movement, etc. without being a member); sympathizer
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
something like ...; something called ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
while; during; while; although; all; both
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing